The weeks keep passing by and we are getting closer and closer to meeting our new little Argoso, "frozen" as Dennis so lovingly calls him/her.:) Since my last post I have see our OB Dr Rob twice. Surprisingly, positive results from the ultrasounds and his opinion related to the measurements. Both ultrasounds have shown that the os ("opening") is not covered at all. The placenta membrane and tissue are just close. He's really calling it a "low lying placenta". The second ultrasound showed it had moved ....marginally but moved. The way the measurements are read is the distance from the OS. I believe we are looking for 2cm away (as a safe distance). My latest showed. 1.6 cm to the placenta membrane....but 2.6 to the actual tissue. Which is great! At this point he feels confident in letting me try vaginally. Yay! OF course a Csection may be needed if complications....but that's always been the case with trying a VBAC (Vaginal Birth After a Csection).
Here is a diagram to kind of show what the terms all mean:
So...I go back next week to see Dr Rob again and see what the ultrasound shows. In the meantime I continue to see my midwife as well, which is great! I love that I get the best of both worlds.
While there I did ask Dr Rob about restrictions. I was nervous that with work and lifting I could cause harm or exacerbate things. I had been founding work quite challenging and my back had been flaring a lot. His suggestion was to take it easy and limit lifting. With my job, that's vague and hard to do. I had him fill out the form Occ health requires for limited work. He had suggested 1/2 days with limiting squatting and lifting...<5kg. When really thinking about this....that's my job!:) A limb is that weight. Occ health put together a suggested schedule but my coordinator was great about agreeing that it couldn't be accommodated. I was torn about leaving, feeling guilty leaving my colleagues short staffed....mentally I wasn't quite there yet.....but I knew my body needed it. I had a day and a half to wrap up my patients, get paper work done and clean out my desk!
I am in week 3 of being off. I knew with in a few days it was the right thing. Despite the previa..I think my body just isn't holding up like it did with Callen. I nap daily, if not twice and I do feel much better over all. I have a long list of to do's that Dennis reminds me don't need to be done immediately or at all....but need to putter....I just rest. Costco.....that's a work out for me! LOL
When I feel weird about being home I remember what a friend said:
" Only you can do this job of growing that baby...nobody else"
This is true....so I will enjoy my time and get rest now....yes I know that will change!:)
Other than the placenta and me slowing down.....baby is great.....happy as a clam in there! Kicking lots! Until next time.....
Here is a diagram to kind of show what the terms all mean:
So...I go back next week to see Dr Rob again and see what the ultrasound shows. In the meantime I continue to see my midwife as well, which is great! I love that I get the best of both worlds.
While there I did ask Dr Rob about restrictions. I was nervous that with work and lifting I could cause harm or exacerbate things. I had been founding work quite challenging and my back had been flaring a lot. His suggestion was to take it easy and limit lifting. With my job, that's vague and hard to do. I had him fill out the form Occ health requires for limited work. He had suggested 1/2 days with limiting squatting and lifting...<5kg. When really thinking about this....that's my job!:) A limb is that weight. Occ health put together a suggested schedule but my coordinator was great about agreeing that it couldn't be accommodated. I was torn about leaving, feeling guilty leaving my colleagues short staffed....mentally I wasn't quite there yet.....but I knew my body needed it. I had a day and a half to wrap up my patients, get paper work done and clean out my desk!
I am in week 3 of being off. I knew with in a few days it was the right thing. Despite the previa..I think my body just isn't holding up like it did with Callen. I nap daily, if not twice and I do feel much better over all. I have a long list of to do's that Dennis reminds me don't need to be done immediately or at all....but need to putter....I just rest. Costco.....that's a work out for me! LOL
When I feel weird about being home I remember what a friend said:
" Only you can do this job of growing that baby...nobody else"
This is true....so I will enjoy my time and get rest now....yes I know that will change!:)
Other than the placenta and me slowing down.....baby is great.....happy as a clam in there! Kicking lots! Until next time.....
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